Collar



Patented (Ma 117 19220 hm I S. SCHWARTZ.

COLLAR.

APPLICATION man mac;- 28. 1921.

Patented Get. 17, 1922., I

entree stares SAMUEL SCHW'ARTZ, 0F ALBANY, NEW YORK.

CQLLAR.

Application filed December 28, 1921. Serial No; 525,294.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that l, SAMUEL SCHWARTZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at 14.4 Washington Avenue, Albany, in the county of Albany and State of'New York, have invented certain new and useful Tmprovements in Collars, of which the followin is a specification.

y invention relates to a new and improved construction of collar.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a new and improved type of soft collar.

Another object of my invention is to provide a new and improved type of soft collar which shall have a proper degree of stiffness and which will require nostarohing.

Another object of my invention is to provide a new and improved form of soft or un-starched collar which shall be free from objectionable bulging seams. I

Another object of my invention is to provide a new and improved type of soft collar which can be readily made in a variety of shapes, 7

Another object of my invention is to pro= vide a new and improved type of soft collar which can be quickly and economically manufactured with existing types of ma chinery, and can be readily laundered and ironed. 7

Other objects of my invention will be set "forth in the following description and drawing which illustrate a preferred embodiment of my invention.

Fig. 1 is a view of my improved collar laid flat, part thereof being shown removed, so as to more clearly illustrate the details of construction.

Fig. 2 illustrates the two blanks from which the fold over top and neck band portions of my collar are made, but omitting the facing strips.

-Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3. of Fig. 1.

Fig. l illustrates another embodiment of my invention.

In the embodiment shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3the collar is made substantially of a fold over top portion and a neck band portion, and two edge or face pieces for the said neck band portion. The neck band portion 1, is preferably out as shown in Fig. 2 so that the part thereof which is at the top of the completed collar is provided with an off-set or indented portion or recess 1 In this manner shoulders 1 are formed adjacent the ends of the neck band portion. As clearly seen in Fig, 2, this offset or indented portion 1 is not symmetrically disposed, since it is nearer one end of the collar than the other. The fold over top portion 2 of the collar which may be cut n any desired shape, is of such length that it fits snugly between the shoulders 1 of the neck band into the indentation or recess 1 before mentioned. If desired, the neck band 1 may be of heavier material than the fold over top portion 2. As indicated more clearly in Fig. 1 three of the edges'of the fold over top portion areturned under and secured by lines of stitching 3, as shown in Fig. 1. There are preferably two of these lines of stitching, one line bein directly adjacent the edge of the said fol over top and the other line being substantially parallel-and interior with respect to the first mentioned line of stitching. In this manner the turned under portions are firmly secured in place and they stiffen three of the sides of the said fold over top, that edge of the fold over top portion which is directly connected to the neck band being left of a single thickness and un-stiffened. The unstifi'ened edge of the fold over top portion is now placed directly in edge abutment against the indented part 1 of the neck band, but not over-lapping the same, and the fold over top portion and neck band are then connected by zig-zag stitching 4: which may be done by many well-known types of sewing machines on the market, so that this stitching 4 firmly connects the neck-band and fold-over top without providing an objectionable bulging seam, havingmore than a single layer or thickness of fabric because of the edge abutment. This is very important because since the collar has only a single thickness along the line of junction or fold between the fold over top ortion and the neck band, it can be easily aundered and ironed, while it does not tend to sag or wilt if the collar becomes moistened by perspiration or the like.

As shown more particularly in Figs. 1 and 3, the neck band 1 has the opposite sides thereof covered by two facing strips 5, which have substantially the same construction. As shown more clearly in Fig. 3, each facing stri 5 has a turned under edge at the top and bottom edges thereof, whereby each facing strip can be formed of relatively very thin material, even thinner than the fold over top or the'neck band, as the facing strip has a double layer or thickness adjacent the bottom of the neck band and it also has a double thickness adjacent the line of junction between the fold over top and the neck band. The facing strips 5 are secured to both the fold over top and to the neck band of the collar by lines of stitching 6.

The uppermost line of stitchin is located above thezig-zag stitching 4 an the lowermost stitching 6 is located at about the bottom or a little below the zig-zag stitching 4. This equalizes the layers or thicknesses of the completed collar, so that it can be easily sewed in the flat condition and it also can be easily laundered and ironed.

In my completed collar the bottom of the neck band hasfour layers, namely two layers of each of the thin facing strips 5. The.

collar has five layers at the line of junction betweenthe fold over top and the neck band and it is to be noted that the fold over top is folded at the uppermost line of stitching 6, so that the fold over top of the collar is not folded at the zig-zag stitching 4. This enables the collar to be easily ironed and laundered and causes it to keep its shape substantially permanently.

In the construction shown in 4, the only difierencc is that the fold over top and the neck band may be cut out of a single piece of fabric F, with an elongated space 8, between them. Of course the fabric can be cut into two pieces which should be sewed together so as to have the contour shown in Fig. 4.

Here again the fold over top and the neck band have a single thickness of fabric when they are sewed together without any objectionable thick seams, and-when the basic portions of the collar are thus assembled the edge ieces are applied in the manner before escribed. v

I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, but 1t is-clear that numerous changes and omissions can be made without departing from its spirit.

I n the embodiment shown in Fig- 4, the ad acent edges of space 8 are caused to meet, so as to shape the collar.

It is to be noted that the neckband and fold over top which are made of relatively heavy material have a butt joint at their line of junction, so that they form practlolall a single thickness throughout.

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gfo d over to of said fold over top and said neckband substantially abutting each other along said line of junction so as to have practically a single thickness, and facing fabric covering said line of stitches.

2'. In a collar, a fold over top, a separate neckband member made of a separate piece of material, said fold over top and said neckband member being directly connected to each other by a line of zig-zag stitches adjacent-their line of junction and going alternately from one said part to the other,

the adjacent edges of said fold over top and of said neckband substantially abutting each other along said line of junction so as to have practically a single thickness, and facing fabric covering said line of stitches.

3. In a collar the combination of a neckband having a recess in one edge thereof and extending through suficient of the entire thickness of said neckband to form. a sharply defined inner edge and a fold over top connected to said neckband and fitting into the said recess and substantially abutting the inner edge of said recess so as to substantially form a butt joint at this polnt so that the junction of said neckband and fold over top produces practically a single layer at the line of junction thereof and facin fabric covering said line of 'unction.

4. n a collar the combination 0 a neckband having a recess in one edge thereof and extending throu h sufiicient of the entire thickness of said neckband to form a sharply defined inner edge and a fold over top connected to said neckband and fitting into the said recess and substantially abutting the inner edge of said recess so as band connected by stitches along their adjacent edges said fold over top and said neckband practically abutting each other, and facing strip for said neckband extending over said adjacent edges of said fold over to and said neckband and sewed to said and said neckband.

6. In a col ar, the combination of a neckband having a recess formed in one edge thereof, .a fold over top fitting into the said recess and having turned under edges, the said fold over topand neckband being directly connected by zig-zag stitching, and

facing strips having turned under edges and connected to said neckband and to said fold bracing and secured to both longitudinal over top by stitches.

7 A. collar comprising a fold over top end a neck band, said neck band having its edges unturned and of a single thickness each side of-the neck band having a facing strip provided with turned under edges emedges of the said unturned In testimon signature.

said neck band and covering edges. y whereof I hereunto efix Iny SAMUEL SCHWARTZ. 

